Hair Care 101: 6-11 years old Shampoo & Conditioning

So you've been at this for a while...and the baby hair is becoming unruly. Or you want to add some luxurious luster to those curls. Welcome to M2GH Salon...kinda. This post is for all the moms, dads, aunts, uncles, cousins, God-Parents, first time parents, and parents to children that have hair texture that is different than yours. Grab a booster seat and let's explore hair care from 6 years to 11 years old. The process and frequency is not that much different than discussed in Hair Care 101: 0-5 years old Shampoo & Conditioning . I'll use the same process of breaking it down step by step. So you can see the differences. Also I will recommend products I've used personally to help with the journey. This should be done every other week.

Step 1: Detangle

Detangle the hair first before washing. This will help to have an easier go at washing. I suggest a leave-in conditioner, wooden wide tooth comb, and water spray bottle. Spray hair with leave-in and follow up with water. Start to finger detangle at the bottom of the hair (not by the scalp, the ends). Then follow up with a wide tooth wooden comb and detangle from bottom to top. Using wooden combs help to reduce the friction and snags. As you detangle you can put your hair in two strand twists to separate and keep out the way.

Step 2: Massage Scalp 

Massage around the edges of your hair, the temples, and move into the crown. This is to get blood flowing to stimulate hair growth. Then do a light scratch across your scalp. This is to break up any dead skin and product that may exist on your scalp. 

Step 3: Clarifying Shampoo

*This will tingle. Like all products keep away from eyes. Use your discretion as a parent if your child is ready for this product.* This is your opportunity to take the hair down to the base. It will help to remove product build up that a regular shampoo does not do. Run warm water over detangled hair while taking down the twists. Take hair clips and part hair ear to ear in medium/small sections. Take clarifying shampoo and apply to scalp part and then to hair from base to end. Repeat this across your medium/small sections until you have done your entire head. Now work clarifying shampoo in massaging the scalp and cleansing base to end. Let sit for 3 minutes. Rinse out thoroughly with warm water.

(You might have to do this more then once. You will feel it when its clean and the lather will be big)

Step 4: Moisturizing Shampoo 

This step we are all familiar with. You will shampoo hair as normal with moisturizing shampoo. If you did step 3 correctly you will use little product and see a big lather. Some shampoos might not say this but I recommend leaving the shampoo on for 5 minutes while combing through the shampoo using the wide tooth wooden comb. Then rinse out thoroughly with warm water.  I also suggest getting these tools to help with the hair washing experience:

• Shampoo Rinser
• Shampoo Bowl

Step 5: Conditioning

This step we take conditioner and lather into hair. Leave this on per the bottle instructions. Rinse out thoroughly with cold water.

Step 5A: Deep Conditioning

*This step is also child specific. Please use your discretion as a parent if your child can handle sitting under a dryer.* If your hair is lacking moisture you can do step 5 but do not rinse just yet. Place shower cap over hair and sit under hooded hair dryer or hand/hood connection for 15 minutes under medium/high heat. Then remove shower cap and rinse out thoroughly with cold water. I would suggest deep conditioning once every two weeks.

Step 6: Leave-In Conditioning

Towel dry hair to damp. Spray in leave-in conditioner and style as desired

Whelp that covers the basics. I will update this blog with styling aids an tips on another post.

*Bonus knowledge. Everyone grows 1/2 inch of new hair monthly. Everyone's hair is longer dependent on how much length they retain*

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